Alternator and Starter repair
Alternator and Starter Shop
Island: Tahiti
[Update from August 2022: The old person who was running this business is not working anymore. I heard that his son took over but the shop described below may not exist anymore or may have moved. Please let us know if you have any info]
Galet (or Gallay) Small alternator and starter shop on Tipaerui road. No sign but look for row of white tour buses on the west side of road (right). The shop is behind the buses. Speaks no english but has a test bench and is knee deep in old parts. Would not charge to test alternator. 📞 +68940425402
Chan et Fils SARL
Island: Tahiti
Chan et Fils SARL Patrick and Laurent Chan
📞 +68969897777695 📞 +68987784585
Punaauia Winds, Motors and Altenators. Installations
5-2024 SV Indioko., I would simply say that he was able to work magic on our old rusty onan Cummins generator. We removed the genset at marina Taina and dropped it directly onto his truck. He took it away, was able to rewind the stator, built a new metal base and stands to replace the rusted out one and even helped me work out a way to gain both 110 and 240v power out of the single genset. After a quick paint job (mainly to hold the rust in a roughly generator looking shape) he was keen to show us it working before dropping it off back in the marina for us to reinstall. Brilliantly kind and helpful guy and first on my list for generator repair.
11-2020 SV Moira I have recently had to replace my generator with a used unit that needed to be reconditioned, tested, installed and troubleshot aboard. Laurent and Kevin at Chan et Fils SARL in Puna’auia have done an outstanding job and I would like to recommend them to be added to your guide. A project like that is never easy and they have gone out of their way to see it through.
Dieselec
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531452, Lon -149.559538 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
Dieselec Fare Ute BP 9024 Motu Uta Papeete
📞 +68940422576 📞 +68940582990 📞 +68987773587
Opening hours: 0700-1200, 1330-1630 Monday to Thursday, 0700-1200, 1330-1530 Friday.
Rebuilding of injectors, fuel lift pumps, fuel injection pumps,alternators & starters. Mechanic can come to your boat to work. Supply of many parts, including electrical. They stock quite a few alternators and starters. They have a testing bench for both starters and alternators. If need to speak in english ask for Pierre (40805046) 40472575 is in Fare Uti between Nautisport and Sin Tun Hing. They are Perkins supplier, rebuild injector pumps, starters and alternators. For more information, see Diesel Parts
Enipac
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.532636, Lon -149.570836 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
Enipac 📞 +68940427010 Vini: 📞 +68987777695
Rebuild motors including starters and alternators. In Fare Ute on side street next to Total. Just before the Mobil station on the port side of the street. Does not speak English but using Google translate worked well 3-2022 Recently reported that Laurent from Chan et Fils SARL also owns this shop.
12-2020 SV Hedonism The location is as advertised in the TCG but you could possibly walk right by it. Suffice to say, do not look for a "storefront". It is a two man working shop. You enter through the garage door directly into the working shop. He does not speak English but very quickly pulls out his phone with Google Translate at the ready. I brought in my Hitachi Alternator that Deiselec had first said a couple of months previous, "no parts" and then said cannot fix with out even looking at it. (tried to sell me a new one). Enipac said it would be next week before he could look at it. The next day I decided to email him asking him if there was any chance of getting it sooner as we were hoping to depart. That evening he emailed me 5 photos of my alternator including the problem (burnt diode) and the winding. There was also a photo of my alternator on the test bench. He advised that it would be ready the next day. He replaced the diode, repaired the windings and "baked it". Total cost was 15000xpf which I thought was reasonable. My suggestion if you are going to visit, type out a note of what you want done including what you are bringing in (12 volt alternator, 80 amp) and what you would like done (trouble shoot, repair etc) and run Google Translate before you print it. It will make things easier. I would not hesitate to return.
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